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ERP Support Log

A self-monitoring tool for supporters to track obsessions triggered, compulsions resisted, distress ratings, and reassurance given. Not a clinical tool. A self-awareness tool.

Standalone Tool

Daily Check-In (One Row Per Day)

Day
Obsession Triggered Today
Compulsion Resisted (or did)
Distress Rating (0-10)
How Long Distress Lasted
What I Did (Supporter)

Skills Used

Reassurance I Caught Myself Giving
Stay, See, Say (which step?)
Validation (which level? 1-6)
Regulation Exercise Used

Weekly Reflection

The hardest moment this week was:
What I did that worked:
What I would do differently:
Self-care I actually did (not planned — did):
A pattern I am starting to notice:

Example: Example: Rachel's ERP Support Log

Rachel is supporting her husband who has OCD. This is what her Monday entry looked like.

Day
Monday
Obsession Triggered Today
contamination from doorknob
Compulsion Resisted (or did)
did not wash — sat with it 20 min
Distress Rating (0-10)
8 dropping to 4
How Long Distress Lasted
25 min
What I Did (Supporter)
sat nearby, said nothing
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